The Hope Chest Chapters 9 & 10

On page 98 Miss Dexter says, “With everything we women have worked so hard for in the balance, we can’t be distracted by every little battle that comes our way.” Why does Miss Dexter most likely say this?

• To inform Violet that the women suffragists had been working very hard to win the right to vote

• To inform Violet why they are unable to focus on equal rights for people of color

• To inform Violet that they have been getting distracted with men’s issues

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On page 100 Violet tells Myrtle that she thinks Mr. Martin is on the run from the police. What does the phrase on the run mean as it was used in this sentence?

• He was running away from people so that he could avoid answering their questions

• The police were trying to find him and he was hiding so he would not be arrested

• He is in a running race against the police

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What causes Miss Dexter to become nervous after Violet returned to the boxcar?

• That Myrtle was not with her, and was forced to endure the poor conditions in the colored boxcar

• That Mr. Martin had been up for a long period of time and never returned

• That two men were looking for Mr. Martin and appeared to be enforcers of the law

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How does Violet most likely feel after watching Mr. Martin disappear off the train?

• Violet was sad that Mr. Martin had passed away

• Violet was confused as to why Mr. Martin was running from these two men

• Violet was angry that Mr. Martin left her alone with the women on the boxcar

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. On page 109 Mr. Christopher says, "That’s why women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. The female mind isn’t capable of making fine distinctions of logic.”

What does he mean by saying this?

• Women should not ever be allowed to vote

• Women are very smart and should be given equal opportunities

• Women are not smart enough to vote

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How does Violet react to Miss Kelly’s statement regarding the Jim Crow laws?

• Violet is sad that Miss Kelly is a grown adult that believes others should be treated equally

• Violet is happy to have another adult on her side, and hopes that Miss Kelly will stick up for Myrtle the way that Mr. Martin did

• Violet is angry that Miss Kelly does not see the need to end Jim Crow laws, and wishes more adults could see that people should be treated equally

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On page 101 the author used the term gentlemen friend. This term most likely means……

• A friend that is a man

• A boyfriend

• A man in the 1920’s

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On page 115, Violet helps a woman. What happened to the woman’s son?

• He was lost during the war and finally returning home

• He was a soldier that was on his way home after fighting in the war for two years

• He died in the war, and his body was being sent home to be buried

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How does Violet most likely feel when she observes someone following Mr. Martin?

• Anxious

• Sad

• Angry

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On page 120 the author writes: “Violet paced anxiously back and forth on the platform, staring at the train and willing it to produce Myrtle.” What does the author mean when she says willing it to produce?

• Violet was hoping that the train would go back an get Myrtle and Mr. Martin

• Violet was hoping that Myrtle would still step off the train

• Violet was thinking that maybe Myrtle was on the platform already

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